ROMANIA

ALUNELUL
Dancing is pretty easy, takes place in 4/4 time. The dancers
stand in a circle. The arms are placed on the shoulders of the
person on both sides. Dancing begins usually bring four or
five quick steps to the right, and then single or double crossing
and deptaniach. Then the wheel is moved to the left, and
repeats this process and then round" dance is full. The result
is a countdown of how many steps is limited in each round
dance.

HORA
Participants form a circle and holding hands, left foot, make a
step forward in the right direction, then joining the left foot
right foot. Moments later withdraw the left foot and then the
right foot. These steps are performed during a quick and
joyful movement in a circle. In large groups, you can create
several circles - then the smaller ones are contained in the
larger.

KOLO WALASKIE

Dancers, holding hands (in a series of single
or double, in the latter case, clasping his
hands behind the back), forming a semicircle open. Kolo is distinguished by a
complex structure choreotechniczn (in
which improvisation plays a big role),
adapted to the varying pace. Characteristic
changes the time signature at the end of the
dance.

FRANCE

KANKAN
Dancing to the music very fast, the rhythm of the canter, the
time signature 2/4. Kankan was founded by young virgins /
girls who have the same sewed dresses and danced in cities
for entertainment and characteristic for this dance are the
acrobatic figures as twine, star, burst straight legs up.

GAWOT
Always have odd time signatures (4/4 or 2/2). A distinctive
feature of this dance is half considerate pickup. Graceful
dance in a moderate pace. Usually preceded hornpipe
musette. It consists of two or three parts. In the seventeenth
and eighteenth century became popular as a court dance and
later refined. At this time he was also introduced to the suite,
music, opera and ballet.

MENUET
Menuet is a French folk dance, which became a courtly dance
in time, the time signature 3/4 and at a moderate pace. Was
danced in pairs, and consisted of a number of figures. The
greatest popularity won at the court of Louis XIV.
Figures minuet: bow, pass the right hand, left hand pass, pass
two hands, figure zet.

SPAIN

PASODOBLE
Dancing in the time signature of 2/4.
Thematically, this dance reminds fight in
the arena bullfighters. It consists of three
parts: the entrance to the arena, shows the
same fight with the bull and killing a bull,
a parade after the battle. Typical rate of 60
cycles / min. Dancers specially preparing
to start adopting and implementing
positive mood to move from the first blow
of music. Each part of the music ends
firmly accented stroke, which dancers take
impressive pose, acting in summary the
current stage of the fight.

FLAMENCO
It is a very energetic dance. In flamenco
body movements and gestures express
certain emotions or they stress the
importance of words and the character of
the melody that accompanies them. It is a
dance performed solo, duo, group or
consists of a succession of "solo"
performed by individual dancers. Rhythm
of both dancing and singers by hitting his
hands, snapping fingers, hitting the palms
of boxes, which sit singers.

FANDANGO
Folk dance for 3/8 to sharply played castanets with guitar
accompaniment. Couple dancing away from each other and
brings a very free in his movements, not including, however,
not at all.

The presentation was prepared

ALEKSANDRA JDRZEJCZYK